Does Jesus Have a Special Place in Healing?
God’s gifts can rarely be received directly. Even the most advanced of God’s teachers will give way to temptation in this world.
[Jesus Christ] has recognized himself as God created him, and in so doing he has recognized all living things as part of him. There is now no limit on his power, because it is the power of God. So has his name become the Name of God, for he no longer sees himself as separate from Him.
What does this mean for you? It means that in remembering Jesus you are remembering God.
The name of Jesus Christ as such is but a symbol. But it stands for love that is not of this world. It is a symbol that is safely used as a replacement for the many names of all the gods to which you pray. It becomes the shining symbol for the Word of God, so close to what it stands for that the little space between the two is lost, the moment that the name is called to mind. Remembering the name of Jesus Christ is to give thanks for all the gifts that God has given you. And gratitude to God becomes the way in which He is remembered, for love cannot be far behind a grateful heart and thankful mind. God enters easily, for these are the true conditions for your homecoming. (A Course in Miracles, M-23.1:1-2;2:6-3:2;4)
In the Clarification of Terms we are told that Christ is in us just as it is in Jesus. The only difference between us and Jesus is that he has accepted Christ wholly and thus has acknowledged his unity with God. That same unity exists in us but is hidden by illusions of separation coming from the ego. Only these illusions need to be healed.
Calling upon the name of Jesus Christ is calling upon the memory of our complete and total unity in God’s Love. It is calling upon the strength of this union in Love to support us in forgiving the illusions that tempt us to believe we are alone, weak and guilty for having denied our Creator. Jesus has demonstrated that it is possible to wholly forgive all the ego beliefs that stand as barriers to our awareness of the Love we are. His demonstration becomes the staff upon which we can lean for strength when we are tempted by illusions.
Today we call upon the name of Jesus to strengthen us as we practice forgiving the world for what we thought it was. As we walk with him, we journey to Heaven.
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